Barn Raisers Time Bank: How It Works

At its most basic level, Time Banking is simply about spending an hour doing something for somebody in your Time Bank community. That hour goes into your Time Bank as a Time Dollar. Then you have a Time Dollar to spend on having someone do something for you. It's a simple idea, but it has ripple effects in building community connections.

Our Time Bank has a Member Exchange website where members list what services they would like to offer other members, and request the services that they need. You can easily look up Time Bank services on the website, or you can contact one of the coordinators to help you. You earn Time Dollars after each service you perform, and then you get to spend them on whatever you want from the listings.

The Barn Raisers Time Bank has three coordinators who help members with problems, questions, or anything else they need. However, Barn Raisers is cooperatively run. Nobody is "in charge" and policy and procedures are decided upon jointly by members.

Each new member receives two Time Dollars upon joining, so that they can get started using the Time Bank right away. All exchanges and your Time Dollar balance are kept track of by our Community Weaver software. It is a fairly simple system to use, but our coordinators are always available to help you if you need them!

You can go to the hOurworld website that has a lot of information on how our Member Exchange Website works by clicking here:

With Time Banking, you will be working with a small group of committed individuals who are joined together for a common good. It connects you to the best in people because it creates a system that connects unmet needs with untapped resources

Here is a list of some of the types of services that can be exchanged in a Time Bank: